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Did Mother Go to a Dentist or Dental Clinic?*
2008 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,605 54.0 53.6 - 60.3 43.0 39.7 - 46.4
Age                    
<20 years 1,119 61.5 49.4 - 72.3 38.5 27.7 - 50.7
20-24 years 3,490 70.6 64.1 - 76.3 29.5 23.7 - 35.9
25-34 years 7,126 53.9 49.3 - 58.5 46.1 41.5 - 50.7
35+ years 1,867 40.0 31.8 - 48.9 60.0 51.1 - 68.2
Mother's Race                  
White 12,829 57.2 53.8 - 60.5 42.8 39.5 - 46.2
Black 367 # # - # # # - #
Other  390 49.6 30.9 - 68.4 50.4 31.6 - 69.1
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 220^ 69.9 43.7 - 87.5 30.1 12.5 - 56.3
No 13365^ 56.7 53.3 - 60.0 43.3 40.0 - 46.7
Education                  
< High School 1,477 67.4 55.5 - 77.4 32.6 22.6 - 44.5
High School 4,605 71.4 65.7 - 76.5 28.6 23.5 - 34.4
> High School 7,523 46.2 42.0 - 50.5 53.8 49.5 - 58.1
Marital Status                  
Married 8,232 48.5 44.2 - 52.8 51.5 47.2 - 55.9
Other 5,372 68.7 63.6 - 73.5 31.3 26.6 - 36.5
Income                    
$14,999 or less 3,041** 72.4 65.5 - 78.5 27.6 21.5 - 34.5
$15,000-24,999 2,115** 75.1 67.0 - 81.7 24.9 18.3 - 33.0
$25,000-49,999 2,627** 60.9 53.6 - 67.7 39.1 32.3 - 46.5
$50,000 or more 4,277** 33.7 28.6 - 39.2 66.3 60.8 - 71.4
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 7,660** 48.9 44.6 - 53.1 51.2 46.9 - 55.4
Yes 5,355** 68.9 63.6 - 73.7 31.2 26.3 - 36.4
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 6,009** 41.4 36.7 - 46.2 58.7 53.9 - 63.3
Yes 7,062** 70.5 66.0 - 74.7 29.5 25.4 - 34.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 910 57.1 53.4 - 60.7 42.9 39.3 - 46.6
2500 grams or more 12,689 57.0 53.4 - 60.5 43.0 39.5 - 46.6
NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
* Survey Question 77: This question is about the care of your teeth during your most recent pregnancy.
b. I went to a dentist or dental clinic
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2008 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question.  Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore 
percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics